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Love and peace of mind protect us

“Love and peace of mind do protect us. They allow us to overcome the problems that life hands us. They teach us to survive… to live now… to have the courage to confront each day.” —Bernie Siegel

Peace in you Heart

“While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.” Francis of Assisi

Solving differences through peaceful means

“Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge; and through humane ways.” — The Dalai Lama

The most basic kind of peace work

“If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh, Being Peace

Am I going to practice peace…?

“Every day we think about the aggression in the world. Everybody always strikes out at the enemy, and the pain escalates forever. We could reflect on this and ask ourselves, ‘Am I going to add to the aggression in the world?’ Everyday we can ask ourselves, ‘Am I going to practice peace, or am IContinue reading “Am I going to practice peace…?”

The Path to Peace

Don’t hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in whichever way they happen: this is the path to peace. –Epictetus

Do everything quietly and in a calm spirit

“Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.” —Saint Francis de Sales